Successful Career Development Research Articles

Temporal precedence between and mediating effects of career decision self-efficacy and career exploratory behavior among first-year college students: Within-person and between-person analyses by race/ethnicity and gender

Building career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) and engaging in career exploratory behavior (CEB) have been identified as key adaptive career behaviors that promote successful career choice and development among adolescents and young adults. Using the RI-CLPM and a five-wave dataset gathered from first-year exploratory college students (N = 833), this study examined temporal predominance between CDSE and CEB and their effects in mediating the relations of personality traits to career decidedness. At the within-person level, the bidirectional model revealed a reciprocal relation from T2 CDSE to T5 CEB for the entire sample. A similar temporal pattern also emerged for European American students and female students, whereas the baseline model was retained for male students and students of color. At the between-person level, random intercepts of CDSE and CEB were found to mediate the relations of T1 extraversion and emotional stability to T5 career decidedness for the entire sample. While the mediating effect of CDSE was significant and tended to be larger than that of CEB across racial/ethnic and gender subgroupings, mediational pathways of personality traits → CEB → career decidedness varied by race/ethnicity. This study provides evidence for theory-based hypotheses regarding how CDSE and CEB relate to each other temporally within the student and how the two variables channel the effects of personality traits on career decidedness between students. It also offers practical implications for including CDSE and CEB in career interventions designed to facilitate career development of exploratory students of different racial/ethnic and gender backgrounds during their initial transition to college.

Graduate student mentoring by Lawrence A. Crium

For a period in excess of 55 years, I have had the opportunity and privilege to serve as an advisor to over 50 students at various levels of their academic instruction and development, particularly at the graduate and postgraduate level. Many of my students have achieved noted success in their careers and have served as Society Presidents, as Deans of Engineering schools, and Directors of Government Labs. Having no established approach to student mentorship, this success has been one of selecting good students with a potential for success in any field and providing them with an opportunity to develop their own careers. Indeed, my style has been one of “benign neglect,” if any. Nevertheless, I will attempt in this lecture to describe what I see is an approach that has resulted in successful career development for my students.

The Career Development Index (BOX)

Managing the transition from school to post-school education is an important developmental task in adolescence. One of the tasks of schools is to support this transition. Numerous interventions are used in this process, but their benefits must be critically examined. Studies indicate that offers for career guidance are only effective for a small proportion of young people due to the lack of individualization. Diagnostic instruments are the starting point for the necessary individualization according to the young people’s stage of career developmental and the associated support needs. These are often hardly established at schools because they are either too extensive or the implementation and evaluation of test procedures causes difficulties regarding necessary support offers. Against this background, the Berufsorientierungsindex (BOX) was developed as a diagnostic tool to provide information on the state of development in selected dimensions that are important for a successful career development. The article shows the theoretical considerations and empirical procedure in the development, testing and modification of the instrument. In addition to a discussion of the limitations, possible applications of the BOX are shown.

EXAMIMIG CAREER READINESS AMONG UNIVERSITY SENIOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI: DEVELOPMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

This article investigates the importance of career readiness among university students and alumni in today's dynamic job market. It emphasizes the significance of professionalism, advanced qualifications, and adaptability for a successful professional career. The research aims to develop a diagnostic toolkit to assess and measure career readiness, exploring the various components that contribute to students' preparedness. The study involves a comprehensive literature review and employs surveys and interviews to gather data from stakeholders involved in career guidance. The toolkit evaluates values orientation, career motivations, self-efficacy, decision-making readiness, emotional intelligence, and organizational skills. The article provides valuable insights for career counseling and educational programs to enhance students' preparedness for their future careers. By empowering educators and institutions with this comprehensive approach, it facilitates successful career development and helps graduates achieve their professional aspirations in today's competitive job market. The study is presented as a practical integrated career counseling support for university students and graduates to assess how much students' future career readiness is improved.

Digital age: The importance of 21st century skills among the undergraduates

The recent emphasis on refining the quality of higher education has incited insightful debates about numerous education reforms. Due to the demands of our ever-changing world, many institutions have begun to embed the 21st century skills into the curriculum design to better prepare the students for workplace success and lifelong career development. Despite its importance, there are disparities in regards to establishing an in-depth understanding of its significance. Thus, this study is aimed to investigate the perspective of undergraduate students in Malaysia on the importance of the 21st century skills for career readiness This study employed the quantitative research design wherein purposive sampling was utilized. The findings assert that data literacy is an essential skill to excel in the workplace, and similarly, problem-solving skill helps develop critical thinking skill, which contribute to the development of creative thinking skill. Recommendations are further deliberated.

The role of time management in the self-organisation of the individual within an effective self-marketing model

The study determines the role of time management in the self-organisation of a person oriented towards successful career development, identifies opportunities and ways of self-organisation within the effective self-marketing model. Two tests have been conducted among two hundred respondents of the following categories: non-working students, working students, freelancers, specialists, middle managers and top managers. The first testing allowed us to identify differences in the structure of timing during the day by categories of respondents. Based on the second test survey, six base effective time management factors have been analysed: consistency, purposefulness, perseverance, fixation (on structuring activities), self-organisation (through external means), orientation to the present. The results of the study confirm the need for time management, its competent distribution and budgeting, and effective use in the context of the self-organisation unit of the effective self-marketing model.

Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the career competencies questionnaire for nurses: a cross-sectional study.

BackgroundCareer competencies, which are the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for career development, have been shown to facilitate career success, fulfilling both work and life goals. In dynamically changing healthcare settings, nurses’ career competencies are key for successfully navigating their careers and improving their nursing practice abilities. However, limited studies have examined career competencies in the nursing profession. In particular, no research has been conducted on career competencies among Japanese nurses, which remains a major challenge as voluntary effort is the main factor promoting career and professional development. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Career Competencies Questionnaire (CCQ-J).MethodsIn this cross-sectional study conducted between June 2020 and August 2021, the English CCQ was translated into Japanese using back and forward translation. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted on separate samples. In the first step, item analysis and EFA were conducted with 276 nurses from one hospital. In the second step, CFA was conducted and concurrent validity and reliability were evaluated with 522 nurses from hospitals in the Tohoku region.ResultsContent validity was confirmed by the back-translation report, an expert panel, and a pilot test. The EFA showed that the CCQ-J consisted of a three-factor structure that explained 66.69% of the variance. The CFA revealed that all the fit indices were acceptable [chi-square value (CMIN) = 432.26, degree of freedom (df) = 153, chi-square fit statistic/degree of freedom (CMIN/df) = 2.83, goodness-of-fit index (GFI) = 0.93, adjusted goodness of fit index (AGFI) = 0.89, comparative fix index (CFI) = 0.96, and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.06]. Cronbach’s α for the 21-item CCQ-J and its subscales ranged from 0.85 to 0.95. Concurrent validity was demonstrated via the positive correlation between work engagement, life satisfaction, and the CCQ-J.ConclusionsThe CCQ-J is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the career competencies of Japanese nurses. We hope that the findings presented in this study will contribute to a better understanding of nurses’ career competencies and their successful career and professional development in the future.

Transnational Migration and Dual Career of Slovenian and Swiss Elite Female Handball Players-A Longitudinal Analysis.

The purpose of this study was to identify the career paths of transnational migrating female elite handball players. Fourteen Slovenian and Suisse national team players were monitored over a 7-year period by means of semi-structured interviews and official handball records. At the end of the examination period, six still-active players were interviewed again. Qualitative thematic analysis was employed to develop a contextualized understanding of participants’ careers paths and life trajectories in relation to their athletic migration and dual career. In relation to the limited opportunities offered by small countries with middle-ranking national handball teams, participants highlighted that sport migration coupled with dual career opportunities represented a strategic decision for a successful career development through several key factors: (1) a clear intention towards a professional handball career; (2) the actual fulfilment of professional handball career aspirations; (3) dual career goals as part of the migration process; (4) high personal ambition and emotional connection to handball; (5) the implementation of a successful dual career path; (6) a positive migration experience; and (7) feeling supported and valued during relocation. Sport federations and elite clubs should consider the implementation of a multidimensional approach encompassing dual career paths to facilitate athletes’ transnational relocation and career transitions.

Measures to Revitalize Overseas Employment of College Students Majoring in Beauty

In order to promote overseas employment of college students majoring in beauty, this study conducted an individual interview with employers who are hiring Korean beauty majors and running beauty-related stores in Maryland and Virginia, USA. The core competencies and obstacles for overseas employment were analyzed from the perspective of the employer and the satisfaction and strengths of Korean beauty majors were investigated. The results are as follows. It is most important for college students majoring in beauty who are trying to find a job abroad to learn the language so that they can communicate smoothly. In addition, prior preparation for btaining local qualifications was required. Performance based on collaboration capability is also considered important, so it would be of great help if you could practically adjust interpersonal relationships. On the other hand, a passive attitude to be afraid of new challenges or differences in expectations due to lack of prior information was identified as a clear cause of failure in career development opportunities, thus highlighting the need of prior experience within the country, efficient and effective communication of information with the employer. The strengths of Korean beauty majors are professional knowledge, fast and high technology, responsibility and the ability to catch fast-changing trends and apply them with a creative mind. Therefore, building upon these strengths will help lead towards successful career development abroad. These results are expected to be able to contribute to the preparation of college students majoring in beauty to work abroad in the United States and to maintain stable overseas employment. In addition, it is necessary to expand the regions included in the follow-up study, and to make an in-depth study targeting local beauty majors in the U.S. to find two-way implications for successful overseas employment revitalization.

Cross-cultural communication as one of the key aspects of successful business relationships of young professionals

The modern world offers new challenges for the world economic relations. Nowadays culture is one of the most important aspects in understanding different economic and business environments because it reflects various historical and traditional peculiarities of this or that society. The country development can be influenced by its own culture and, therefore, correct understanding the nature of culture and its characteristics is substantial to international business relations. The relevance of the study of intercultural communication issues and, mainly, the acquaintance of students-future economists with them responds to modern globalization, which does not stay on the sidelines from business. Knowledge and awareness of young professionals in the field of intercultural communication is one of the most important soft skills and determines their successful career development and achievement of high goals at work. Consequently, the necessity to bring in basic and practical scholastic attainments of the above-mentioned science in the sphere of education becomes more comprehensive and crucial. The method of involving students at Financial University in the generic question of intercultural communication is an online course prepared by teachers of the department of foreign languages and cross-cultural communication. This educational tool illustrated students’ interest in studying this academic discipline, their desire to develop new skills and deepen existing knowledge. The results of the online course displayed a high percentage of digestibility of the material by students and increasing motivation to study this area of knowledge on their own.

Increasing Native Research Leadership Through an Early Career Development Program.

Inequities impact American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations across various health conditions; in particular, many Native communities bear a disproportionate burden of substance use disorder. Such inequities persist despite concerted efforts of communities and significant research directed toward prevention and intervention. One factor hampering these efforts is the underrepresentation of researchers who are themselves Native and uniquely equipped to respond to the needs of their communities. This paper describes the innovative Native Children's Research Exchange (NCRE) Scholars program, now entering its ninth year of successful career development support for emerging Native scholars. We summarize the history of NCRE Scholars, outline the mentoring and training approaches taken to meet the unique needs of early-career Native scholars, and present key progress of program alumni. The current cohort of Scholars provide first-person perspectives on how four key program elements have supported their career development to date. NCRE Scholars has been an effective approach for supporting the next generation of Native research leaders and for helping to build an essential mass of Native researchers prepared to respond to Native community health priority needs.

Research of women’s attitudes towards men’s self-realization

The proposed article analyses the concept and aspects of self-realization of adults. The women’s attitudes of early and middle adulthood regarding the self-realization of men were studied. The problem of person’s self-realization is one of the most crucial in modern psychology. Social changes affect the manifestation and identification of personal resources. We consider the issue of studying gender attitudes towards self-realization of men and women to be especially important, as such visions significantly influence the process of self-realization of the individual. Self-realization is a constructive manifestation, embodiment, development and enrichment of a person’s potential. The study of women’s attitudes towards men’s self-realization shows that the most priority areas for modern man’s self-realization are professional and marital / family interaction. Interviewed women call work as the dominant life priority for a man. Тhis proves the women’s traditional notions about the priority of the professional sphere of a man’s self-realization. Most women think that the best way to share family power for a modern man is to make partnership decisions between spouses. In addition to this, both partners, regardless of gender, should be equally involved in all family functions: economic support, life support, raising children, etc. Respondents see the leading role of a woman in a man’s self-realization as a partner rather than a homemaker or a muse. According to women, the signs of successful self-realization of a man are effective marital / family interaction, financial security / financial independence, successful career development, work-life balance. The signs of a man’s unrealized life are unemployment or frequent job changes, addictions, destructive relationships in the family. The conditions of successful self-realization of a man, the interviewed women call the wife support, strong desires and understanding of the necessary areas for self-realization, sufficient willpower

Differences in Career Preparation Behavior According to Personal Variables of College Students Majoring in Hairdressing

This study was conducted for the purpose of providing realistic data necessary for successful career development and job guidance for college students majoring in hair design. For this study, 250 questionnaires were distributed to college students majoring in hairdressing in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do from April 15 to May 30, 2021, and a total of 243 copies were used for analysis, excluding inaccurate responses. For the analysis, the SPSS 26.0K statistical program was used, and factor analysis, t-tset, and one-way batch variance analysis were performed. The analysis results are as follows. It was analyzed that female students had a higher level of preparation behavior than male students. The level of career preparation behavior was high for those with major certificates, those with experience in industrial sites, and those with more than one year of experience in player learning. In addition, the level of career preparation behavior of the group who chose the career path according to their aptitude and the group who thought positively about the job prospects was high.

Work Motivation and Career Autonomy as Predictors of Women’s Subjective Career Success in STEM

The minority status of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions makes their successful career development difficult. Due to gender-specific challenges, career dissatisfaction contributes to women dropping out of STEM careers. Therefore, women’s subjective career success (SCS) is important to persist and progress in their STEM careers. This study analyzed the influence of different types of work motivation and the perceived career autonomy on SCS of women. Specifically, 318 women working in STEM professions in Germany completed a quantitative online questionnaire. Using an ordinary least squares regression for variables predicting SCS measured as career satisfaction, we found that an intrinsic work motivation positively affects women’s SCS. The perception of high career autonomy was related positively, and the perception of low career autonomy was related negatively to SCS. Unexpectedly, the findings also revealed the positive influence of income on women’s SCS. The findings show that intrinsic work motivation and high perceived autonomy are promoting factors for SCSs, which could also contribute to their retention in STEM professions.

English as a tool for cross-cultural communication

The ability to speak one language is considered insufficient for successful career development. It is believed that speaking more than one language can deliver economic growth of the country. Integration and globalization in education set new educational standards for future professionals. The study is relevant due to the significance of the English language in various spheres of activity. The development of the intercultural communicative competence is the main objective of educational institutions all over the world and international organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). English as an international language is considered by the author as a tool for cross-cultural communication. The main aim of the research work is to identify the concept of cross-cultural communication as a part of intercultural communication competence. The authors reveal potential challenges in language learning and give different approaches to successful language acquisition. The case study of the USA as one of the multi-ethnic countries in the world deserves examining. The system of education in the USA takes leading positions in the matter of modernization and reformation. Fundamental principals in English as a foreign language/ English as a second language learning reflect the well-organized system ensuring the development of tolerance, respect for the representatives of different ethnic groups, their cultures, beliefs and values, thus, providing efficient intercultural communication.

What Factors Determine the Success or Failure of ‘Cross-Border’ Career Development of Chinese Retired Olympic Champions? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis

In recent years, advanced professional athletes’ career development after retirement has become an issue in which society is increasingly interested. However, there are very few theoretical studies exploring the relevant factors influencing the nature of athletes’ transition. Based on 80 Chinese Olympic champions who have retired and pursued cross-border careers (i.e. careers outside the sphere of their own competitive sport) for more than five years, this study uses qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to analyze five factors, including gender, psychological capital, human capital, individual social influence of winning sport event and ‘cross-border distance’. This study shows that: first, the higher the level of psychological capital, human capital, sport event influence and the smaller cross-border distance, the greater the possibility that retired Olympic champions will succeed in cross-border career development. Second, when levels of human capital and sport event influence are not sufficiently high, athletes’ psychological capital plays a decisive role in successful cross-border career development. Third, athletes’ level of psychological capital and the level of influence of their sport event are ‘bottlenecks’ which restrict cross-border career success. These results have theoretical and practical value for optimizing placement policy for retired athletes, and guiding the career planning of both competing and retired elite athletes. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2021.1953993 .

Prerequisite-aware course ordering towards getting relevant job opportunities

Adapting learning experience according to the rapidly-changing job market is essential for students to achieve fruitful learning and successful career development. As building blocks of potential job opportunities, we focus on “technical terminologies” which are frequently required in the job market. Given a technical terminology, we aim at identifying an order of courses which contributes to the acquisition of knowledge about the terminology and also follows the prerequisite relationships among courses. To solve the course ordering problem, we develop a two-step approach, in which course-terminology relatedness is first estimated and then courses are ordered based on the prerequisite relationships and the estimated relatedness. Focusing on the second step, we propose a method based on Markov decision process (MDPOrd) and compare it with three other methods: (1) a method that orders courses based on aggregated relatedness (AggRelOrd), (2) a method that topologically sorts the courses based on personalized PageRank values (PageRankTS), and (3) a method that greedily picks courses based on the average relatedness (GVPickings). In addition to evaluating how the order prioritizes the related courses, we also evaluate from pedagogical perspectives, namely, how the order prioritizes specifically/generally fundamental courses, and how it places courses close to their prerequisites. Experimental results on two course sets show that MDPOrd outperforms the other methods in prioritizing related courses. In addition, MDPOrd is effective in ordering courses close to their prerequisites, but does not work well in highly ranking fundamental courses in the order.

Career Development in Children (Childhood): Literature Review

Career development is one of the long developments in the life span experienced by individuals that lead to self-actualization as the pinnacle of successful career development. Career involves the stages of individual development in achieving and completing from one stage to the next. The success of completing developmental tasks from existing developmental stages determines the individual's success in fulfilling developmental tasks at higher stages. Therefore, career guidance is very much needed in childhood so that the career path is more focused and in this case, of course, the counseling guidance teacher plays an important role in directing and mentoring students who are in such an educational institution.

Contemporary career orientations and career self-management: A review and integration

Successful career development requires increased career self-management and contemporary career orientations accordingly stress the importance of being self-directed, values-driven, and flexible. This paper provides an overview of key perspectives on contemporary career orientations in relation to career self-management (CSM), as well as a systematic review of these two streams of literatures. With a focus on highly influential classic and recent papers as well as on all papers published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior on these topics, we aim to integrate the literatures on career orientations and CSM and advance future research. To this purpose, we present an integrative framework of career self-regulation which views CSM as a dynamic process consisting of goal setting and development, information seeking, planning and execution of behaviors, and monitoring and feedback processing. This process is influenced by, and subsequently affects, individual career orientations. We finish the paper by providing several directions for future research in terms of examining more dynamic and self-regulatory processes, unpacking the role of context, integrating the larger proactivity literature, applying a work-nonwork perspective, and developing and testing interventions.

The First Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellow, William A. Lell: A Brief History.

Fifty years ago, on August 1, 1971, William A. Lell became the first cardiac anesthesia fellow at Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Anesthesiology, training with the world's first group of anesthesiologists whose clinical practice, teaching, and research efforts were exclusively devoted to cardiac anesthesia. Lell's early interest in cardiovascular medicine and how mentors, particularly at the MGH, influenced his early career development are recounted. The challenges a young pioneer faced in establishing and maintaining an academic cardiac anesthesia program during the initial and rapid growth of an exciting new subspecialty are described. Dr Lell's experience emphasizes the importance of seizing new opportunities and establishing meaningful working relationships with colleagues based on mutual trust as fundamental to successful career development and research in a new medical subspecialty.